hey. so I’m new to this, actually this site is very cool and I’m hoping it can help me. well basically i started injuring in fifth grade, because basically i just get so stressed out with school work and life in general. and as i have gotten older my stress has just gotten that much worse and injuring helps me relax. i just get so overwhelmed and eventually i start hyperventilating and crying and shaking but then all i have to do is think about SI, i focus on the pain instead of the world around me and it helps so much. i find nothing wrong with what i do, if it works for me I’m going to keep doing it. its only that i have been very careless with covering up the marks and several people have seen them and asked me about them but i just shrug it off and make up some lame excuse. but I’m afraid that if i don’t stop soon someone is actually going to notice and care and tell someone. i don’t need therapy or help, i just dont want to be an utter and complete failure to the my family and myself.
Hey I totally understand. I myself SI too, but my parents know and my two best friends know. I was embarassed, and I still am. I thought nothing was wrong with SI too, it helped me better than anything could! Except one day I went horseback riding and it made me so so happy, i found the one thing that got my mind off of everything, like SI does. I suggest you try to find something that you absolutely LOVE!! if it’s drawing, dancing, soccer, skateboarding, running. it helps when you get in that stuck spot where you think there is no way out. also, i was careless about my SI when i first started, by mom saw the marks and freaked. Just be careful, and TRY TO STOP! it’s not safe, one wrong move could be deadly. Stopping would be the best!!